Dementia

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Risk Factors for Dementia....Pages 129-141
Cholinergic Component of Cognitive Impairment in Dementia....Pages 143-157
Abnormalities in Non-Cholinergic Neurotransmitter Systems in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 159-183
The Neuropathology of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 185-207
Molecular Pathobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 209-238
Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 239-265
The Role of Aluminium in Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type: A Review of the Hypotheses and Summary of the Evidence....Pages 267-280
Genetic Factors....Pages 281-292
Benign Senescent Forgetfulness and Age Associated Memory Impairment....Pages 295-308
The Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 309-326
Neuropsychological Investigations of Dementia....Pages 327-354
Rating Scales....Pages 355-370
Dementia: Historical Overview....Pages 5-19
The Scale of the Problem....Pages 21-35
The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia....Pages 39-57
Cognitive and Noncognitive Aspects of Dementia Syndromes: An Overview....Pages 59-76
Longitudinal Changes in Cognition....Pages 79-88
Survival in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 89-100
Subtypes of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 101-113
Heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s Disease: A European View....Pages 115-125
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The Neurophysiology of Dementia....Pages 371-385
Peripheral Markers in Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 387-403
Computed Tomography....Pages 407-426
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in Dementia....Pages 427-436
Single Photon Emission Tomography....Pages 437-456
Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 457-474
Nerve Growth Factor and Other Biological Treatments: An Overview....Pages 477-491
Non-Cholinergic Therapies of Dementia....Pages 493-509
Cholinergic Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease....Pages 511-518
Treatments for Psychiatric Symptoms and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia....Pages 519-540
Management of the Family....Pages 541-552
Psychological Treatments....Pages 553-564
Services for Dementia: A British View....Pages 567-579
Dementia Services: A Continental European View....Pages 581-590
North American Services for Patients with Dementia....Pages 591-599
Psychogeriatric Services to Demented Elderly in Japan....Pages 601-610
Dementia Services: An Australian View....Pages 611-621
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Vascular Dementia: Definitions, Epidemiology and Clinical Features....Pages 625-639
Leukoaraiosis....Pages 641-652
Vascular Dementia: Pathological Findings....Pages 653-663
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Depression Induced Cognitive Impairment....Pages 667-679
Dementia Associated with Alcohol....Pages 681-693
Down’s Syndrome and Dementia of the Alzheimer Type....Pages 695-708
Cognitive Changes in Late Paraphrenia....Pages 709-716
Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Disease....Pages 719-737
Pick’s Disease....Pages 739-752
Huntington’s Disease....Pages 753-762
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)....Pages 763-780
Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis....Pages 781-788
Unusual Forms of Dementia....Pages 789-811
Dementia of Frontal Lobe Type....Pages 815-822
Progressive Aphasia and Other Focal Syndromes....Pages 823-834
Prion Diseases....Pages 835-853
Back Matter....Pages 855-874